What Causes Chest Pain While Sneezing?

Posted on Sat, 25 Mar 2017

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Question : what does it mean when I sneeze and feel chest pain. and when I stretch in a certain way, then squeeze my hands together if feel pain in my chest bone area.

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Muscle pain

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, Cardiologist.

Chest pain occurring after sneezing or due to change in posture is mostly muscular.
After we sneeze or change position in certain ways, muscles of chest contract & can sometimes cause pain.

Cardiac pain occurs on exertion or stress and gets relieved at rest. It does not increase or decrease after sneezing or change in posture.

Treatment for you will be a pain killer with muscle relaxant and you will be fine.
If you want to get your cardiac evaluation for future risk of cardiac disease, I'll recommend you for a test called Stress Echo which is wonderful test to rule out future risk of cardiac diseases.

Thanks
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (11 minutes later)

thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:

You're most Welcome.

I hope I answered your query. If you have any more question, I'll be happy to help or you can choose to close the discussion.

Thanks
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee